The Prime Minister

Name: The Prime Minister
Brand: Naxos
Availability: InStock
Author: Anthony Trollope
ISBN: 9781781982143

Author: Anthony Trollope

Narrator: David Shaw-Parker

Abridged: 31 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks

Published: 04/12/2019

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

When the liberal government falls and neither party is able to form a cabinet, Plantagenet Palliser is called upon to lead a coalition government. He is reluctant at first, and displays none of the charisma of his predecessors, but eventually he grows into the role. However, his confidence is short-lived as he becomes embroiled in a scandal involving the villainous Ferdinand Lopez - unintentionally brought about by Lady Glencora Palliser. Pronounced 'a beautiful book' by Leo Tolstoy, The Prime Minister is a superb portrait of marriage and politics, and the compromises necessary for success in both. It is the fifth novel in Trollope's Palliser series.

About Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882) was one of the most successful English novelists during the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, but he also wrote novels on political, social, and gender issues as well as other topical matters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amit on July 08, 2019

In The Prime Minister Plantagenet Palliser is revealed as a man too thin-skinned for party politics but remarkable for his honesty and integrity, Trollope's Perfect Gentleman.......more

Goodreads review by Katie on August 17, 2019

An absolutely fantastic novel, and definitely one that's reignited my love of Anthony Trollope. This novel is a brilliant look at politics and marriage, moving and fascinating and engaging throughout. I'd highly recommend.......more

Goodreads review by MJ on March 08, 2019

In this novel from 1876, taken from contemporaneous political events, Prime Minister The Duke of Omnium is almost scandalised after refunding a scoundrel’s £50 election expenses when a proto-tabloid hack pens an exposé. In 2016, a series of scruple-free mountebanks can hoodwink 52% of the population......more

Goodreads review by Anastasia on February 17, 2013

I started my odyssey through Anthony Trollope’s Palliser series of political novels in early 2011, beginning with Can You Forgive Her? I said at the outset of my review of this book that the year was to be my Trollope period, an author I had hitherto overlooked. Well, I only made it as far as Phinea......more

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on February 16, 2024

More compelling Trollope storytelling in this, The Prime Minister (1876), the fifth instalment of the Palliser series. Our old favourites are joined by a scoundrel called Ferdinand Lopez, and Emily Wharton who he marries to the dismay of her friends and family. Meanwhile Planty Pal becomes the reluc......more